binary logistic model; livestock grazing; use of irrigation; water resources; Agronomy and Crop Science; Soil Science
Abstract :
[en] Climate change is thought to be having a negative impact on Africa's agricultural industry. Smallholder farmers who depend heavily on agriculture are more severely affected by climate change. Droughts and the depletion of water resources are two examples of how climate change affects production. Therefore, it is necessary to take steps to reduce the negative effects of climate change in Ethiopia on smallholder farmers in particular and agriculture in general. Therefore, the purpose of this analysis was to identify the factors that affect the increase in irrigation efficiency among farmers in northern Ethiopia. A total of 194 farmers were picked at random and questioned using semi-structured questionnaires. Out of the 18 explanatory variables hypothesized to analyse the preference of farmers for using irrigation in the study area, only 13 were considered important. Of these 13 significant explanatory variables, 4 including health status, labour force members, availability of labour and perception of the advantage of using agricultural inputs were statistically significant with farmers' choice of irrigation.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Gebrekidan, Berhe Girmay; College of Business and Economics, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
Abbay, Aradom Gebrekidan; College of Business and Economics, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
Azadi, Hossein ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Modélisation et développement ; Department of Geography, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ; Research Group Climate Change and Security, Institute of Geography, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Viira, Ants-Hannes; Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Chair of Rural Economics, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
Tanaskovik, Vjekoslav; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
Janeska Stamenkovska, Ivana; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
Nacka, Marina; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
Scheffran, Jürgen; Research Group Climate Change and Security, Institute of Geography, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Language :
English
Title :
Determinants of farmers' choice to use irrigation systems: The case of northern Ethiopia
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